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 92 STAT. 1466

49 USC 11503 note.

PUBLIC LAW 95-473—OCT. 17, 1978

(5) Section 308(c)(1) of title 44, United States Code, is amended by striking out "section 66 of title 49" and substituting "section 244 of title 31'\ (b) Section 11503 of title 49, as stated in the first section of this Act, is effective after February 4, 1979. LEGISLATIVE PURPOSE AND CONSTRUCTION

SEC. 3. (a) Sections 1 and 2 of this Act restate, without substantive 49 USC prec. 10101 note. change, laws enacted before May 16, 1978, that were replaced by those Ante, pp. 1337, sections. Those sections may not be construed as making a substantive 1464. change in the laws replaced. Laws enacted after Ma;^ 15^^ 1978, that are inconsistent with this Act are considered as superseding it to the extent of the inconsistency. (b) A reference to a law replaced by sections 1 and 2 of this Act, including a reference in a regulation, order, or other law, is deemed to refer to the corresponding provision enacted by this Act. (c) An order, rule, or regulation in effect under a law replaced by sections 1 and 2 of this Act continues in effect under the corresponding provision enacted by this Act until repealed, amended, or superseded. (d) An action taken or an offense committed under a law replaced by sections 1 and 2 of this Act is deemed to have been taken or committed under the corresponding provision enacted by this Act. (e) An inference of a legislative construction is not to be drawn by reason of the location in the United States Code of a provision enacted by this Act or hj reason of the caption or catchline thereof. (f) If a provision enacted by this Act is held invalid, all valid provisions that are severable from the invalid provision remain in effect. If a provision of this Act is held invalid in any of its applications, the provision remains valid for all valid applications that are severable from any of the invalid applications. -R-RPF.AT.S

49 USC prec. 10101 note.

SEC. 4. (a) The repeal of a law by this Act may not be construed as a legislative inference that the provision was or was not in effect before its repeal. (b) The laws specified in the following schedule are repealed except as provided in subsection (c) of this section and except for rights and duties that matured, penalties that were incurred, and proceedings that were begun before the date of enactment of this Act:

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